The Fountain

The Fountain

The Fountain

The Fountain

The Fountain

Overview

O'Neill's story of Ponce de Leon's search for the fountain of youth is a long historical romance that he first wrote in verse and later subdued into a poetic prose. The musical score for the first production was composed by Macklin Marrow, the conductor-composer who supervised the music for plays produced by O'Neill, Kenneth Macgowan and Robert Edmond Jones at the Greenwich Village Theatre.

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  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Authors

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O’Neill, born in New York City on October 16, 1888, was the first great American playwright. His father was James O’Neill, the famous dramatic actor, and during his early years, O’Neill often traveled with his parents. Beyond the Horizon (1920), the first of his plays ...

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